73 m. ago My best friend of 50 years knew me better than anyone. But when she died, no one seemed to take my grief seriously

Friends know you differently from family, but where do you sit in the pecking order after they die? Below immediate relatives, ahead of a cousin, behind a workmate?I don’t remember a time in my life when Chrissy wasn’t in it. We were born 11 days apart and were both one when our families moved on to the same street in Geelong, a port city an hour south-west of Melbourne. We had a very Australian childhood; summers spent in our bathers, running through sprinklers; swimming in back yard pools; eating sausages in bread on New Year’s Eve, when we were allowed to stay up late while our parents drank cask riesling with the neighbours, and we’d lie on the cool evening grass listening to crickets.During those blisteringly hot summer days of our childhood, we lived at the beach, where shark alarms were constant and the waves dangerous. Occasionally, Chrissy would paddle out on her inflatable red and blue raft to the big waves out the back where the serious surfers were. Sometimes, I’d panic ...

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2 h. ago Road closed and man arrested after violent incident in city street

Police have issued a statement following the incident in Swansea

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18 h. ago What life is like on the most divided street in Britain's most segregated city... where just one Christian who was born there remains

Tension between Muslims and Hindus has echoed through the modern history of the subcontinent, from the partition to the recent war between India and Pakistan.

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46 h. ago Made In Chelsea star rushed to hospital weeks after giving birth to second child

Emma Connolly, who is married to fellow E4 star Oliver Proudlock, gave birth to her second child - a baby boy called Levi - in March, but has now been readmitted to hospital

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3 d. ago Liverpool parade crash victims named for first time after restrictions lifted

Paul Doyle, 53, is charged with seven offences in connection with the crash, which happened on Water Street in the city centre as thousands of Liverpool fans gathered for the football team celebrations just after 6pm on May 26.

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4 d. ago Number of casualties in Liverpool parade car crash rises to 109

Four people remain in hospital a week after the incident in the city’s Water Street

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6 d. ago England's steepest street in UK city where cars are at risk of rolling away

Stuck delivery drivers, crampon-studded shoes, and sideways-parking - life on England's steepest street requires some skill - but locals say it's 'fine most of the time'

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6 d. ago Mum 'feared the worst' after seeing son lying in road after Liverpool parade horror

Maria and her son attended Monday's title victory parade but were caught up in the horror when a car ploughed into a dense crowd of pedestrians in a city centre street

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6 d. ago Body found in search for missing girl in River Thames as boy remains in hospital

Emergency services were called on Friday after reports that two children had got into difficulty in the water

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7 d. ago Young boy airlifted to London hospital after car smashed through brick wall

Young boy airlifted to London hospital after car smashed through brick wall  Kent Online

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7 d. ago Cops hunting for gang of four after teen boy, 15, 'stabbed' in Glasgow

The boy's condition has been described as stable by hospital staff.

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7 d. ago Jail horror as 'prison officer stabbed' at HMP Long Lartin airlifted to hospital

Emergency services raced to HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire following reports that a prison officer was left with 'serious injuries' after being stabbed this morning

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8 d. ago Boy in hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed on city street

The teenager is in hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed in a street incident.

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8 d. ago Banksy reveals new lighthouse artwork in undisclosed location rumoured to be Marseille

Online speculation has claimed that the new piece could be in French city, a location where French street artist Invader has brought his pixelated style

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8 d. ago Liverpool parade crash suspect Paul Doyle to appear in court

Father-of-three Paul Doyle is accused of seven offences following the incident on Water Street in the city centre on Monday.

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8 d. ago Liverpool FC parade collision: man charged with grievous bodily harm

Paul Doyle, 53, from Liverpool was arrested after incident in which at least 79 people were injuredAn IT professional has been charged with multiple offences after a car ploughed into a crowd at the end of Liverpool football club’s Premier League victory parade.Paul Doyle, 53, from the West Derby area of Liverpool, was charged with dangerous driving, causing grievous bodily harm with intent, wounding with intent to cause GBH, and attempting to cause GBH with intent after the incident on Water Street in the city centre. Continue reading...

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1 week ago British boy, eight, suffers severe brain injury after falling from third floor balcony in Ibiza

A British boy, eight, is in care in hospital in Majorca after suffering a severe brain injuring following a fall from the third floor of his apart-hotel in Ibiza.

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1 week ago Oswaldtwistle dog attack on boy as Staffie and Pocket Bully type breeds seized

The child, a four-year-old boy, was taken to hospital with injuries to his leg and face after he was set upon by a dog in the attack in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire

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1 week ago Chased, beaten and robbed: survivors describe Israeli settler violence in West Bank

Palestinians and activists forced out of the village of Mughayyir al-Deir say they were harassed, stoned and shot atSurvivors of an attack by violent Israeli settlers have described being “hunted” across a West Bank valley by men armed with pistols, rifles and batons, who beat them so badly that all 10 had to be taken to hospital for their injuries.They included a 14-year-old Palestinian boy, eight other Palestinians and an Israeli activist, who had three cameras, his phone, car keys and wallet stolen. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jewish boy in hospital after ‘racially motivated assault’ at Hampstead Tube station

British Transport Police called to ‘racially aggravated assault and robbery’ after three boys ‘threatened with knife’

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